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Box: C.39 & A-1962

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

A round hard-paste porcelain pigment box, with a cover. With a peachbloom glaze.
Mark of K'ang Hsi (Kangxhi)

Legal notes

Bequeathed by The Hon. Lady Ward

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1962-10-18) by Ward, The Hon Lady

Dating

Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
1662 - 1722

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.39 & A-1962
Primary reference Number: 74760
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 December 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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